Sibu libraries to remain closed
KUCHING: The Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) public libraries will continue to remain closed to the public from Mar 16 to 29 during the conditional movement control order (CMCO) period. Its chairman Clarence Ting said the libraries included the Public Library in Jalan Keranji, Grand Height Library in Jalan Mantis, and Sukun Library in Jalan Sukun. […]
Fire consumes upper storey of house
SIBU: The second floor of a double-storey house at Mile 2, Jalan Oya here caught fire on Monday (Mar 15). Sibu fire chief Abdul Mutalif Ja’afar said a distress call on the incident was received at 12.06pm. “Upon firefighter’s arrival, the second floor of the house was on fire. “According to witnesses, the fire is […]
Fire leaves family of seven homeless
SIBU: Seven members of a family were left homeless after fire razed their house at Ulu Pasai Siong here on Sunday (Mar 14). Firemen from Sungai Merah Fire Station were despatched to the scene upon receiving a distress call on the incident at 3.15pm. Upon arriving, the team found the house was almost completely burned […]
Don’t blame the government
SIBU: Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman supports the RM10,000 compound for violators of the Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs) under the conditional movement control order (CMCO). Clarence Ting Ing Horh said he was upset to find many individuals in Sarawak, especially in Sibu district, still violating the SOPs. “In the past, the compound was only […]
Four SOP violators fined RM10,000 each in Sibu
SIBU: Four persons were today each slapped with a RM10,000 fine for violating the standard operating procedures (SOPs) of the conditional movement control order (CMCO). District Crime Prevention and Community Safety chief DSP Ariffin Bahar said the compounds were issued when the CMCO Covid-19 SOP compliance monitoring team conducted an operation at Sibu Jaya Commercial […]
Car damaged by falling tree
SIBU: A car was badly damaged when it was hit by a falling tree due to strong winds following heavy rain and thunderstorms that created havoc here last Friday evening. The incident happened in the Sibu Town Square area at Jalan Sanyan and had already been shared on the social media. It was around 5pm […]
Over RM4 million worth of contrabands seized
SIBU: The General Operations Force (GOF) seized illicit cigarettes worth over RM4 million in an operation dubbed ‘Ops Kontraban’ here last Thursday. GOF Sarawak brigade commander SAC Mancha Ata revealed that the GOF 10th Battalion Intelligence Unit carried out the raid on a premises at Jalan Hulu Lanang around 11.45am. “The team inspected the premises […]
Aid for two new churches in Sibu
KUCHING: The Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) presented grants totalling RM130,000 for the construction of two new churches in Sibu and repairing the BEM church in Limbang. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, who is also the minister in charge of Unifor handed over the grants. Batu Danau assemblyman Paulus Palu Gumbang received […]
Four mobile cabins for Sibu Prison’s transit centre
SIBU: Four mobile cabins will be placed at the transit centre (PTP) of Sibu Prison to improve the facilities there. Sibu Prison director Hamad Seman said each mobile cabin can accommodate six prisoners, thus increasing the capacity at the PTP which now accommodates around 50 prisoners. “The establishment of the PTP was a measure to […]
Business owners slapped with RM1,000 fine each
SIBU: Five business premises owners here were each fined RM1,000 for violating conditional movement control order (CMCO) standard operating procedures (SOPs) on Thursday (March 11). Sibu District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the Covid-19 CMCO SOP team led by ASP Kushairy Bujang conducted an operation from 11am to 3pm at Sibu Express Bus […]
